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Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands and prides itself on being its architecture capital. The first thing that most visitors notice is the many high-rises, which give the city its billing as 'Manhattan on the Maas'. But there is much more to Rotterdam than glossy prestige projects. World-famous for its harbour, which is currently the biggest in Europe, Rotterdam is a very dynamic metropolis: experimental, slightly rough around the edges, and studded with hidden gems. This architecture guide presents more than 150 selected buildings in Rotterdam, ranging from the few remaining from the Golden Age to modern classics and contemporary projects. It covers famous highlights, but also lesser-known interventions, such as small infill and self-build projects. The buildings are arranged in six tours through different areas of the city - ideal for discovering by bike. In addition to an introduction to the historical development of the city, the guide also includes a chapter on the most momentous event in the history of Rotterdam: the bombing of the city centre during the Second World War and its subsequent reconstruction. An interview with renowned Rotterdam-based architect Kees Christiaanse provides an insider's view on recent developments.

Marco Polo Guides are packed with unique insider tips. Straightforward information is presented in an engaging format which will appeal to the young and the young at heart. Includes a street atlas and a separate pull-out map.

Der Brick Award ist der Preis für moderne und innovative Ziegelarchitektur, der seit 2004 alle zwei Jahre von Wienerberger, dem größten Ziegelhersteller der Welt, verliehen wird. Die Einreichungen umfassen eine beeindruckende Vielfalt an Bauwerken, von Wohn- und Bürogebäuden bis hin zu Industriebauten und Sakralarchitektur. Diese Projekte demonstrieren eindrucksvoll die architektonischen Möglichkeiten des traditionellen Baustoffs Mauerziegel und dessen bedeutenden Beitrag zur lebendigen Stadtarchitektur. In diesem opulenten Bild-Text-Band werden die prämierten und nominierten Projekte detailliert vorgestellt, um neue Perspektiven auf die vielseitigen Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Ziegeln zu bieten. Der Bildband enthält über 300 hochwertige Abbildungen und bietet eine umfassende Präsentation der internationalen Ziegelarchitektur mit informativen Texten, stimmungsvollen Bildern und ausgewählten Plänen. Der Architekturpreis zeigt die gesamte Bandbreite der Ziegelverwendung, von klassischen Mauer- und Fassadenziegeln bis hin zu kreativen Anwendungen als Dach- und Pflasterziegel. Kriterien wie die Integration in die Umgebung, die Qualität des Entwurfs und die Lichtführung sind entscheidend für die Auswahl der ausgezeichneten Projekte. Diese Architektur-Monografie ist ein ideales Geschenk für Architektur-Enthusiasten und eine wertvolle Inspirationsquelle für Architekten, Designer und Stadtplaner.

AFTER YOU'D GONE is the groundbreaking debut novel from the Costa-Award winning Maggie O'Farrell, author of THIS MUST BE THE PLACE and I AM, I AM, I AM. It is a stunning, best-selling novel of wrenching love and grief. A distraught young woman boards a train at King's Cross to return to her family in Scotland. Six hours later, she catches sight of something so terrible in a mirror at Waverley Station that she gets on the next train back to London. AFTER YOU'D GONE follows Alice's mental journey through her own past, after a traffic accident has left her in a coma. A love story that is also a story of absence, and of how our choices can reverberate through the generations, it slowly draws us closer to a dark secret at a family's heart.

De Nieuw-Zeelandse schrijfster Grace Cleave voelt zich nergens echt thuis en verkeert in een isolement. Wanneer ze een weekend doorbrengt bij een recensent en zijn gezin wordt ze des te meer geconfronteerd met haar onvermogen tot communicatie en haar gevoel nergens helemaal bij te horen. Haar gedachten gaan terug naar haar jeugd in Nieuw-Zeeland: scherp en geestig observerend concludeert ze dat alleen het schrijverschap haar de toevlucht kan bieden die ze nodig heeft.

Set in the harsh environment of the South Island beaches of New Zealand, this masterful story brings together three singular people in a trinity that reflects their country's varied heritage. Winner of the 1985 Booker-McConnell prize for fiction.

Morayo is druk bezig met het organiseren van haar 75ste verjaardag. Elk jaar doet ze zichzelf een chic paar schoenen cadeau en elk jaar doet ze iets gedurfds: nu heeft ze haar zinnen gezet op een tatoeage. Maar dan valt ze en moet ze een heupoperatie ondergaan. Al zal ze moeten accepteren dat haar lichaam en geest haar langzaam in de steek laten, als het gaat om alles uit het leven halen, is Morayo niet te stoppen.

When Will Freeman looks for romance he finds a very different kind of relationship. Nick Horbys's amusing portrayal of Will's Friendship with an usual twelve-year-old boy is a modern classic.

Passionately in love with her husband, Emilia has a secret, guilty loathing for her precocious little stepson, William - a forty-year-old in a five-year- old's body, whom she picks up from nursery every Wednesday afternoon. he mustn't get cold, she pushes him - accidentally - into the pond in Central Park.

George and Serena Pemberton arrive in the wilds of the North Carolina mountains to build a life together in a rural logging town. But Serena Pemberton is unlike any woman this town has ever seen: overseeing crews, hunting rattlesnakes and even saving her husband in the wilderness. So when Serena learns that she will never bear a child, she is determined that her intensely passionate marriage will not unravel. A course of events unfolds that will change the lives of everyone in their rural community and bring this riveting tale of love and revenge to its shocking reckoning.